The Hollywood Tycoon

Chapter 421: Chapter 420 That Girl

December 1st.

A street in downtown Los Angeles.

"Look, what do you think? This is a place I picked after a long time."

Lima stood on a bustling, crowded street, pointing at a storefront with its door locked tight, and said to Kyle.

Kyle looked around: "You know, the location of this small shop is really good."

It’s only a half-hour drive from Los Angeles International Airport;

Near the street, there are many rich art lofts and high-end apartments, gathering various professionals, artists, creatives, and other groups;

During the day, this is the bustling commercial center of Los Angeles;

At night, it becomes a culinary hotspot. The trendy rooftop bars on the adjacent street offer magnificent city views, as well as famous restaurants like Bestia;

Staples Center, Art Deco Union Station, Bradbury Building... The location Lima chose is truly excellent!

"Is this all that surprises you? Now let me unlock the door and let you have a good look inside." Lima puffed out her chest, then took out a key from her bag and unlocked the door.

Kyle gestured to the security team: "You guys wait outside, Alexander can follow."

"Yes, boss."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Kyle stepped into the store.

The "Jade Heaven" logo was prominently displayed inside the store.

Seeing this logo, Kyle immediately raised an eyebrow, feeling it sounded somewhat familiar.

"Kyle, Jade Heaven used to be quite famous. It was a light luxury chain store headquartered in New York, mainly operating in New York State and California, with about 10 stores, primarily focusing on apparel design and branded bag sales. Oh, and of course, they also sold various luxury brands from Europe. Their products were very popular among the middle class."

Lima had been with Kyle for several years,

Of course, she knew what Kyle was thinking, so she began to explain.

Slap~

Kyle suddenly slapped his head and said, "I remember now, I once knew Limon Will, the founder and owner of Jade Heaven."

After speaking, Kyle turned to Alexander, wanting to confirm further.

"Boss, you’re right."

Alexander replied: "In 1997, when we filmed ’The Purge 1,’ Jade Heaven was one of the product placement advertisers."

Upon hearing this, Kyle suddenly understood, but then immediately felt it was strange.

In Kyle’s impression, Limon Will, the founder and owner of Jade Heaven, was a very shrewd and capable person, generous and clearly a man who could achieve great things. How could he possibly give up this prime location right in front of Kyle?

It doesn’t make sense~

"Lima, did you lease this storefront, or did you buy it along with the property?" Kyle couldn’t help but ask.

Lima replied: "I bought it, including the property rights, and it cost a total of 1.15 million US dollars."

As she spoke, Lima showed a hint of pain.

In fact, it was true.

This storefront, bought for 1.15 million US dollars, only covered an area of just over 100 square meters. This was a commercial storefront in the city center; if it were a villa in the suburbs, well, a typical large villa of several hundred square meters would cost at most this price.

The most crucial thing was that Lima spent this money without Kyle contributing a single cent; it was entirely from her own savings.

"Huh?"

Kyle stroked his chin, surprised: "This is very strange."

How could Limon Will, the founder and owner of Jade Heaven, do something like this?

Kyle didn’t understand, but he didn’t dwell on it too much for now, instead briefly mentioning it to Alexander and asking him to investigate later.

For the rest of the time, Kyle and Lima wandered around the small shop.

Lima enthusiastically and continuously described her vision to Kyle.

Since early 2000, Lima left the runway and retired from the modeling industry. Under Kyle’s arrangement, she chose the fashion industry. For this, she had been studying fashion design at the California College of the Arts for almost a year now.

In Kyle’s words: "Learning too much is not as practical as opening a store and getting hands-on experience."

And so, this small shop came into being.

"Kyle, for the clothes, bags, keychains, shoes, etc., sold in this small shop in the future, are we really not considering introducing products from other brands?" Lima asked with concern.

"Of course not!"

Kyle said loudly: "We don’t expect this shop to make money; it’s only to fulfill your dream. From now on, all the products in this shop—clothes, bags, keychains, shoes, and so on—will only sell products designed by you."

"Also, I’ve already thought of a name for this fashion store."

"’That Girl’! What do you think?"

That Girl?

Upon hearing this, Lima chewed on the phrase repeatedly and immediately felt it was excellent.

Kyle added: "Not only that, I even specially wrote a song, also called ’That Girl’."

Writing a song?

Well, Kyle shamelessly plagiarized again.

When it came to products of the European and American entertainment industry, what Kyle was most familiar with, first and foremost, was naturally movies—all sorts of popular movies, he had watched many, many in his previous life. However... songs? Kyle had heard quite a few, but honestly, he couldn’t completely recreate many of them.

In 1997, when the first season of "Talent Show" premiered, Kyle shamelessly plagiarized the song "Sold Out" and used it as the theme song for the show.

Due to the popularity of "Talent Show," the song "Sold Out" also successfully became popular across America, and to this day, it has earned Kyle quite a bit of fame.

Now, the shameless Kyle was at it again!

The song "That Girl" was released in 2016 and became popular in North America as soon as it came out.

"Thank you, Kyle, my dearest~" Lima threw herself into Kyle’s embrace.

"Haha, these are all minor things."

What did Kyle value most about Lima?

Her appearance?

NO!

To be honest, looking at all of Hollywood, there were many people more beautiful than Lima!

The most crucial thing was that Lima was very self-respecting.

In the original timeline, Adriana Lima was one of the most famous supermodels in the world, dominating the runway for 20 years. At the same time, she was also one of the few female models who were not embroiled in scandals.

One must know that the modeling industry is even dirtier than the entertainment industry. Under such circumstances, she could maintain her integrity, and Kyle felt no discomfort about it.

"Kyle, I heard ’Harry Potter’ is about to be released. Don’t you need to pay attention?" Lima suddenly asked.

Kyle smiled: "I’m the chairman. If I do everything myself, then what do Victor and the others do? Besides, Mr. Bill is nearing retirement, and ’Harry Potter’ is the last project he’s in charge of. I believe he can handle it well, and I’d even say he’ll do... even better than me."

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